Meituan launches first drone delivery route to a mountain village

Meituan has opened its first drone delivery route to a mountain village, Dongshan in Zhejiang province. The 5.3 km flight takes about 10 minutes, cutting total delivery time from nearly an hour to roughly 20 minutes.

• Route runs from Wuling plaza in Xikou town to Dongshan Village in Fenghua district
• 5.3 km straight-line flight takes ~10 minutes versus 12 km of mountain switchbacks
• Total order-to-pickup time drops from nearly an hour to about 20 minutes
• Meituan's drone operation passed 1.1 million orders by end of September 2026